Cross-site scripting in Apache DeltaSpike
Priority LOW 35CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Apache DeltaSpike-JSF 1.8.0 module has a XSS injection leak in the windowId handling. The default size of the windowId get's cut off after 10 characters (by default), so the impact might be limited. A fix got applied and released in Apache deltaspike-1.8.1.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04471 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial org.apache.deltaspike.modules:jsf-module-project (Maven): 1.8.1Red Hat: 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache DeltaSpike | 1.8.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.deltaspike.modules:jsf-module-project (Maven) | before 1.8.1 | 1.8.1 | Patch available | GHSA-4q23-g7mf-xp98 |
- Apache DeltaSpike VendorApache Affected 1.8.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.deltaspike.modules:jsf-module-project (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.8.1 Fixed in 1.8.1 Patch available GHSA-4q23-g7mf-xp98
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-4q23-g7mf-xp98 org.apache.deltaspike.modules:jsf-module-project (Maven) Fixed in 1.8.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| JBoss Developer Studio 10 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| JBoss Developer Studio 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 8 products
- Red Hat BPM Suite 6
- Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
- Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17837
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4q23-g7mf-xp98
References
Other 7
- https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=deltaspike.git%3Bh=4e25023
- [deltaspike-dev] 20210816 Another XSS vulnerability of the same type as CVE-2017-17837
- [deltaspike-dev] 20210818 Re: Another XSS vulnerability of the same type as CVE-2017-17837
- https://github.com/apache/deltaspike/commit/4e2502358526b944fc5514c206d306e97ff271bb
- https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=deltaspike.git;h=4e25023
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r17b326c0eb35d8c71c84c171eda83e3e1f011dc757781e34f2846018@%3Cdev.deltaspike.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r78565f0f4ecb4ad32a6c405b45b9ee568dfc4729ba63e7d7cb6adf88@%3Cdev.deltaspike.apache.org%3E
More Apache Deltaspike vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-09261 Injection in Apache DeltaSpike CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-17837 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-17837 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4q23-g7mf-xp98 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-17837 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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